Polish Rock Music in Museums: A Study of Heritage and Cultural Memory

Anna Idzikowska-Czubaj

Abstract


The article discusses the commemoration of Polish rock music in museums. The study aims to outline the purposes of the museum’s narrative memorializing rock music, in which history and heritage intersect with collective memory and nostalgia. The paper identifies different contexts of narrative: historical, artistic, political, social, and commercial, and the significance of these museums for host cities.


Keywords


rock music; Polish People’s Republic; museums; Granary of Polish Rock; Museum of Polish Song in Opole; European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk

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INTERVIEWS

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17951/f.2025.80.665-684
Date of publication: 2026-01-15 12:04:08
Date of submission: 2024-08-21 11:36:54


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